How do I set up virtualization monitoring?

Once Dynatrace OneAgent is installed and process monitoring is activated on a virtual machine, you'll be able to see what's happening in your operating system—specifically, how your host-based processes behave and communicate.

Connect Dynatrace to your VMware platform

Type the IP address or name of the vCenter server or standalone ESXi host you want to monitor (skip the http:// or https:// protocol prefix).

Enter the associated user credentials so that ActiveGate can log in and collect monitoring data. The required privileges for this user are view and read-only access. Administrator-level access is not required to enable monitoring (no changes to your VMware settings are required).

Note
You don’t need to add ESXi hosts individually if they are managed by a vCenter server.

Click Connect.

To cover your entire virtual infrastructure, repeat this process for all other vCenter servers or standalone ESXi hosts in your environment.

VMware time synchronization

For Dynatrace to properly display monitoring data, time settings on all monitored host environments and vCenters should be synchronized using an NTP server. Differences in system time can lead to missing VMware metrics.

To learn more about time synchronization across environments, see VMware documentation: